“We often forget that WE ARE NATURE. Nature is not something separate from us. So that when we say that we’ve lost our connection to nature, we’ve lost our connection to ourselves.”
~ Andy Goldsworthy
Embodied Engaged Ecotherapy
The Earthbody Institute is an educational and transformational organization that offers affordable, practical, and growing-edge Ecotherapy training. We empower people to integrate foundational principles and skills of Ecotherapy directly into their current work.
In this time of immense cultural and ecological shifts, we have the sacred opportunity to embrace new radical possibilities for change. Let us come together to create new cultures of care, deepen our belonging to the other-than-human world, and weave these into systems that honor Life and serve justice.
We are an educational and transformational community dedicated to:
- Free Community Gatherings
- Professional Online Ecotherapy Certificate Training
- Land-based Immersion Trainings
- 100-Hour Professional Ecotherapy Certification Program
- Ecotherapy workshops open to all
Our Program designed for:
Licensed clinicians, interns and counseling students, wellness and somatic practitioners, teachers, coaches, spiritual directors, health professionals, healers and anyone wanting to deepen their personal and professional connection with earth.
The Earthbody Institute Ecotherapy Training
UPCOMING TRAININGS – REGISTER TODAY
LEVEL 1 – Online Ecotherapy Certificate Programs:
February 2025 BIPOC – Thursdays- Classes start February 13, 2025.
Now Enrolling
February 2025 – Fridays – Classes start February 14, 2025.
Now Enrolling
March 2025 – Thursdays- Classes start March 13, 2025.
Now Enrolling
Email earthbodyinstitute@gmail.com to be added to the interested list for the Winter 2025 level 1 LGBTQI2 class.
LEVEL 2 – Ecotherapy Certificate Immersion Programs:
West Coast Immersion – June 1-6, 2025 Ben Lomond, CA
Now Enrolling
LEVEL 3: Advanced Ecotherapy Training & Certification:
February to July 2025
Online Training – February to May
East Coast Immersion – July 21-26, 2025
9 Mountain Retreat | Western Massachusetts
Now Enrolling
YEAR-ROUND ONLINE COURSES
Introductory Ecotherapy Courses:
Online Introduction to Ecotherapy
Online course – available any time
Turning Towards Nature
Next series of Turning Towards Nature will be held in spring 2024, call time TBD.
(Listen live or to a recording any time.)
What participants say:
“The Level 1 ecotherapy course turned out to be a transformative journey that nurtured intimate bonds with fellow humans while fostering a profound connection to the earth, instilling a deep sense of belonging… My peer group, the coursework, and facilitators gently inspired me to courageously offer my own unique gifts in resisting systemic oppressions and championing the Great Turning.”
~ Ash Lounsbury, candidate for Master of Arts in Ecopsychology
“Deciding to enroll in the Level 2 Ecotherapy Immersion was one of the best decisions of my life! This experience has transformed my life, and has brought me home to myself. I’m highly grateful, and highly recommend this powerful program with The Earthbody Institute.”
~ Joy Long, LCMHC
“Level 3 has expanded my heart to be able to hold in compassionate witness the realities of our world. The teachings, mentorship, and community with fellow students and the more than human world have empowered me to become a better steward of death and advocate of life.”
~ Leslie Hammer, LCSW
The Earthbody Institute Founder
Ariana Candell, LMFT, Ecotherapist, founded The Earthbody Institute in 2013. She has over 25 years experience as a licensed psychotherapist, and has been developing her style of Somatic Ecotherapy for the last decade. Synthesizing a lifetime of therapeutic and expressive arts skills, Ariana created comprehensive programs to integrate Ecotherapy skills into healing work and social change.
ABOUT US
Ecotherapy Training Team
Our instructors bring an abundance of ecotherapy experience and commitment as practitioners and teachers in the field of Ecotherapy. Most are certified ecotherapists and/or licensed clinicians. We are in an ongoing process of deepening our community and co-leadership as an organization. See full team here.
Our Ecotherapy Community
We highly value community, in-person and online, and offer many opportunities throughout the year to gather together in earth-honoring offerings. We welcome collaboration with community groups, educational programs, clinics, activists and individuals interested in hosting and developing Ecotherapy workshops and trainings.
OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND COMMITMENT
We acknowledge that The Earthbody Institute is located in Huichun, and honor the ten thousand years of stewardship of these lands by the Ohlone peoples. . . read more
OUR JUSTICE, EQUITY, DECOLONIZATION & INCLUSION STATEMENT
We are dedicated to deepening our understanding and taking concrete action as an organization and as individuals, for dismantling racism and other forms of oppression that persist throughout our lives. . . read more